# being a bit too dynamic
from distutils.version import LooseVersion
import operator


def _mpl_version(version, op):
    def inner():
        try:
            import matplotlib as mpl
        except ImportError:
            return False
        return (op(LooseVersion(mpl.__version__), LooseVersion(version)) and
                str(mpl.__version__)[0] != '0')

    return inner


_mpl_ge_2_2_3 = _mpl_version('2.2.3', operator.ge)
_mpl_ge_3_0_0 = _mpl_version('3.0.0', operator.ge)
